Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Gu Xu dismounted and let the horse graze and rest. He stood beside the official road, breathing heavily.

It was a cloudy day. The horse had been running all night since yesterday afternoon. If it continued running, it would die. Without the horse, its two legs would not be able to complete the rest of the journey.

It was very cold in the rainy woods, and Gu Xu felt cold all over. The coldness seemed to penetrate into his bones, causing him strange pain.

Gu Xu thought he had calmed down.

His handling of the matter yesterday was too impulsive. With such an action, King Yin would certainly be able to see something unusual, coupled with the rumors in the capital, perhaps...

But that's fine. I'm just trying to see what his purpose is.

Gu Xu's thoughts were hard to concentrate. He repeated in his mind everything Gu Yue had done when they parted in Luoyang, every statement in the letter, and Wu Huo's report on Gu Yue.

We need to get to Yunxi as soon as possible. Gu Yue still doesn't know what's going on. With Shi San, Wu Huo and others looking after him, Gu Xu doesn't believe anything will happen to him.

Touching the black horse's sweaty neck, Gu Xu felt more and more uneasy.

What happened?

The black horse refused to move forward and just circled around the tree. Gu Xu couldn't force it, so he found a rock to sit down and rest.

After sitting there for about a quarter of an hour, Wu Feng's voice was heard from afar.

"Master--" Wu Feng shouted. He had already seen Gu Xu.

When Gu Xu stood up, he saw Wu Feng riding a horse with two more horses leading behind him. There was a logo of the post station on the saddle.

"Master, here, leave Xiao Hei to me." Wu Feng handed him the reins of one of the horses. "It took some time to go to the post station to change horses, otherwise, I would have caught up with him long ago."

"Thank you." Gu Xu suddenly realized that he was too anxious and even forgot to change horses. This caused Xiao Hei to be exhausted and unwilling to move forward.

He didn't have time to reminisce with Wu Feng, so he mounted his horse and continued heading towards Yunxi.

Wu Feng called out from behind, "Master, I'll catch up after I take care of Xiao Hei!"

Xiao Hei is a horse that Wumen has raised since childhood, and is a twin of the white horse that Gu Xu often rides. Wu Feng dare not leave such a BMW on the side of the road.

He touched Xiao Hei's mane, and Xiao Hei was looking in the direction where Gu Xu left.

"Xiao Hei, the master's...important person is in danger, and he rushed to rescue him, so he left you behind." Wu Feng said, "Let's find a place for you to rest and drink water, let's go."

Xiao Hei looked at Wu Feng and snorted. Wu Feng tentatively took the reins and Xiao Hei obediently followed him, turning around and walking back onto the road.

……

The two horses led by Wufeng worked.

Gu Xu didn't have time to go around to Zhendian to change horses. When the second horse was tired and stopped, Yi County was already very close. He simply left this horse on the road, took off, and ran towards the gate tower of Yi County.

As soon as he landed, someone came to greet him. This person was the man Wu Huo brought from Luoyang. Naturally, he recognized Gu Xu and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Master!"

"Where are Gu Dashi's people?" Gu Xu couldn't control his emotions when he saw the people in the stronghold of Yi County.

"In the mountains... Chief Wuhuo is guarding the valley and ordered me to wait here. Master, follow me." The Huotang secret guard was a little frightened. He didn't say much and got on his horse directly.

The secret guard who was traveling with him was very smart and gave up his horse for Gu Xu to ride.

The two men entered Yishan without stopping.

The Fire Hall secret guard frowned, and Wu Huo's instructions emerged in his mind.

The horses were galloping on the mountain road. The secret guard briefly recounted: "Yesterday morning, Boss Gu and Shi San, He Gui, Shi Si, Shi Wu and their group left the base. They had gone out many times before, but Boss Gu didn't say anything, and we couldn't force him to tell us what he was planning."

The secret guard secretly observed Gu Xu's expression, still worried that he would vent his anger on Wu Huo, and added: "Leader Wu Huo used to follow Boss Gu around every day. It was Shi San who put a knockout drug in his drinking water yesterday..."

"Get to the point." Gu Xu said coldly.

"...Yes, none of us in the base know much about what happened afterwards. The guards thought more and more that something was wrong, so they went to find Chief Wuhuo and woke him up. Chief Wuhuo chased after him and found the cloth mark of Boss Gu in Yishan Mountain. Then he saw Boss Gu being attacked by two groups of people. But it was too late. Boss Gu was shot by a bow and arrow from nowhere, and Boss Gu... fell off the cliff."

Gu Xu remained silent for a long time, just holding the reins tightly.

"Chief Wuhuo has found Boss Gu at the foot of the cliff." said the secret guard.

Gu Xu did not ask whether Gu Yue was alive or dead. He knew very well that if Gu Yue was still alive, he would not have stayed under the cliff waiting for him to come after so long.

If Gu Yue was lucky enough to still be alive, the secret guard would take him directly to the base, where he would see the unconscious Gu Yue instead of...

The secret guards found his silence particularly terrifying, and did not dare to say anything more to irritate Gu Xu. When they reached a location halfway up the mountain, the secret guards waiting on the roadside waved.

The two dismounted.

"Master, we can only walk into the mountains for this section." The secret guard said stiffly.

Gu Xu nodded, still following the secret guard and went into the bushes.

Gu Xu's blood was boiling. His heart was beating very fast, and he could hear the sound of blood rushing in his ears. The dark guard in front of him kept walking, fearing that he would be unhappy if he slowed down. The cold breath behind him almost condensed into substance. The dark guard swallowed a few times and could only focus on his feet.

Gu Xu strode over the bushes and gravel, seeming not to notice the scratches on his cheek from the branches.

The mountains on both sides gradually rose, and the road in front sank, gradually forming a narrow valley.

The stream was still flowing. The sky above was gradually dimming, and Gu Xu's pupils shrank. He saw the dead bodies of animals on both sides of the stream, revealing their sharp white ribs.

Gu Xu felt dizzy.

His pace quickened, and Gu Xu still had a secret expectation in his heart. For example, did Gu Yue make some unexpected discovery under the cliff, so he called him here to meet him.

Or maybe this was just a show, for everyone to see... He wanted to break away from Gu Dashi, right? Did those rumors finally make him decide to do this?

Wuhuo was squatting beside the bushes in front.

When he saw Gu Xu, he quickly stood up and his eyes suddenly felt sore.

Wuhuo blinked and went forward.

"master."

"Where are the others?" Gu Xu didn't realize that his voice was shaking.

"Master, we found two corpses under the cliff." Wu Huo temporarily stopped him with his body.

"Two?" Gu Xu's head seemed to be rusted and he didn't understand for a moment.

Wu Huo gritted his teeth and said, "From what Boss Gu has been doing these past few days, it seems like he is planning to set up a dead end..."

Gu Xu pushed him aside.

There was a glaring bloodstain on the jagged rocks by the stream. Where the bloodstain was originally, there was a body, but the body had been moved away to a brighter place where the light was shining.

Gu Xu saw at a glance that there was a conspicuous ring on the thumb of the corpse's left hand.